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VI 11-12 years CBSE Mathematics Angles
Hershil singla
GEOMETRICAL INSTRUMENTS
LINE SEGMENT
RAY LINE
ANGLE FORMING AN ANGLE MEASURING AN ANGLE EXERCISE
TODAYS TOPIC
ANGLES
A Ruler A Set Square A Compass
A Divider A Protractor
A Ruler A Set Square A Compass
A Divider A Protractor
LINE SEGMENT , RAY AND A LINE
A LINE SEGMENT
(a) A line segment has a definite length. (b) A line segment has two end points
A RAY
A RAY
(a) A ray does not have a definite length. (b) A ray has one end point
A LINE
A LINE
(a) A line has no end points
AN ANGLE
You have seen an electrical pole tied by an iron rope or other pole to keep it straight.
You have seen a divider, hands of a clock. All these give us the idea of an angle.
FORMING AN ANGLE Two rays with same initial points form an angle. The initial point is called the vertex of the angle. The two rays are the arms or the sides. The angle is marked by the arc between the arms
A
arm
angle vertex O arm B
We use the symbol to denote an angle. We name this angle as AOB or AOB. This angle can also be named as BOA or BOA. While naming an angle, the name of the vertex of the angle is always written in the middle.
A
arm
angle vertex O arm
B
To find the number of degrees in an angle , we make Use of an instrument called protractor.
Look at the protractor. There are two semicircular scales on it.
0 to 180 in clockwise direction is the outer scale
0 to 180 in antiClockwise direction Is the inner scale
Outer Scale
Inner Scale
Each sub-division represents 1
MEASURING AN ANGLE A
60
Place the centre of the protractor on the O and adjust so that the base line coincides with one arm.
MEASURING AN ANGLE A
60
We look at the scale of the protractor and find which mark Of the scale lies on the other arm OA of the given angle.
MEASURING AN ANGLE A
60
Read the scale starting from 0 which lies on the arm OB. We find that mark 60 of the inner scale lies on the arm OB. of the angle. Thus the measure of the angle is 60.
MEASURING AN ANGLE A
60
We write it as AOB = 60
MEASURING AN ANGLE
130 A
B O
AOB = 130
KINDS OF ANGLES
KINDS OF ANGLES
RIGHT ANGLE
A
A
90
. .B
.
O
. B
An angle of measure 90 is called a right angle. When an angle is of measure 90, we say that the two rays , forming the angle are perpendicular to each other or at right angles.
STRAIGHT ANGLE
180
An angle of measure 180 is called a straight angle.
ACUTE ANGLE A
An angle of measure less than 90 is called an acute angle.
OBTUSE ANGLE A
B
An angle of measure more than 90 is called an obtuse angle.
EXAMPLES OF ANGLES
90
75
45
EXERCISE
1. A part of line having two end points is called a line segment __________________. [Link] symbol ______ denotes an angle. 3. A part of line having two one point and extending endlessly in one direction is called a ______. ray 4. A protractor ________ is used to measure angles.
line segment has a definite length. 5. A ____________
than 6. An acute angle is less ___________90 degrees.
[Link] angle of measure 90 degrees is called a right angle ____________
8. An angle which is greater than a 90 degrees and an obtuse angle. less than 180 degrees is called ______________.
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